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R. Guy Erwin

R. Guy Erwin

Gerhard and Olga J. Belgum Professor of Lutheran Confessional Theology; Director of the Segerhammar Center for Faith and Culture

California Lutheran University

R. Guy Erwin is the Gerhard and Olga J. Belgum Professor of Lutheran Confessional Theology and director of the Segerhammar Center for Faith and Culture at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.

Published Articles

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Lutheran Higher Education in Global Context: Called to Serve the World

R. Guy Erwin

No. 27 · Spring 2008

Erwin advances three theses on the global vocation of Lutheran higher education: that the vocation of a Lutheran college is to live out its mission in a service-oriented way; that Luther’s definition of vocation as love of neighbor must today have global dimensions; and that a Lutheran college best fulfills its vocation when it fosters a global perspective in its community, curriculum, and ethos. Drawing on Gustav Wingren and Luther’s catechisms, sermons on schooling, and three-realms ethics, he surveys the mission statements and websites of all twenty-eight ELCA colleges and universities for evidence of globalist commitment.

R. Guy Erwin

Published Articles

Lutheran Higher Education in Global Context: Called to Serve the World